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        <p>divz — 
       Safely divides two numbers.
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        <h2>Syntax</h2>
        <pre class="synopsis">ares <span class="command"><strong>divz</strong></span> xa, xb, ksubst</pre>
        <pre class="synopsis">ires <span class="command"><strong>divz</strong></span> ia, ib, isubst</pre>
        <pre class="synopsis">kres <span class="command"><strong>divz</strong></span> ka, kb, ksubst</pre>
        <pre class="synopsis">...<span class="command"><strong>divz</strong></span>(ka, kb, ksubst)... (no rate restriction)</pre>
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        <h2>Description</h2>
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      Safely divides two numbers.
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        <h2>Initialization</h2>
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      Whenever <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> is not zero, set the result to the value <span class="emphasis"><em>a / b</em></span>; when <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span> is zero, set it to the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>subst</em></span> instead.
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      Here is an example of the divz opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/divz.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">divz.csd</em></a>.

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            <strong>Example 201. Example of the divz opcode.</strong>
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            <p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
<span class="comment">; Audio out   Audio in</span>
-odac           -iadc    <span class="comment">;;;RT audio I/O</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">; -o divz.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsInstruments&gt;</span>

<span class="comment">; Initialize the global variables.</span>
<span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100
<span class="ohdr">kr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 4410
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 10
<span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 1

<span class="comment">; Instrument #1.</span>
<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1
  <span class="comment">; Define the numbers to be divided.</span>
  ka <span class="opc">init</span> 200
  <span class="comment">; Linearly change the value of kb from 200 to 0.</span>
  kb <span class="opc">line</span> 0, p3, 200
  <span class="comment">; If a "divide by zero" error occurs, substitute -1.</span>
  ksubst <span class="opc">init</span> <span class="op">-</span>1
  
  <span class="comment">; Safely divide the numbers.</span>
  kresults <span class="opc">divz</span> ka, kb, ksubst

  <span class="comment">; Print out the results.</span>
  <span class="opc">printks</span> "<span class="op">%</span>f <span class="op">/</span> <span class="op">%</span>f <span class="op">=</span> <span class="op">%</span>f\\n", 0.1, ka, kb, kresults
<span class="oblock">endin</span>


<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsInstruments&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsScore&gt;</span>

<span class="comment">; Play Instrument #1 for one second.</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 0 1
<span class="stamnt">e</span>


<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
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      Its output should include lines like:
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200.000000 / 0.000000 = -1.000000
200.000000 / 19.999887 = 10.000056
200.000000 / 40.000027 = 4.999997</pre>
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      <a class="link" href="assign.html" title="="><em class="citetitle">=</em></a>,
      <a class="link" href="init.html" title="init"><em class="citetitle">init</em></a>,
      <a class="link" href="tival.html" title="tival"><em class="citetitle">tival</em></a>
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        <h2>Credits</h2>
        <p>Author: John ffitch after an idea by Barry L. Vercoe</p>
        <p>Example written by Kevin Conder.</p>
        <p>Functional form available in csound Version 6.00</p>
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